Ferrule



H. C. REDMOND, SR

FERRULE Filed Aug. 29, 1922 Patented 7, llld..

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Application filed To rif/I7, eolie/m, t may Centern:

Be it known that l, HARRY C. Rnoireno. Sr., citizen of the United States, residing` et Houston, in 'the county oi' Harris end State oli' Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in n llerrnle, ot which the following; is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to new and useful improvements in e ferrule. i

One object oi the invention is to provide n. iierrule speeizill;Y adapted for use in securing :in implement, such as e fork, shovel or the like, to its handle.

A nother object of the invention is to nrovide it iierrule adapted for general use fior securing e handle to an implement.

.fr A:further feature oit the invention resides in the provision of i device oit the character described which may he cheaply sind easily constructed end readily applied and which is particularly useful in repairing` implements that have `become loose on their handles.

With the shove and other objects in view r the invention has particular relation to eertnin novel features of construction and use, :in exemple ot which is given in this specivicetion end illustrated in the eecompenyinn; drawings, wherein Fin/'ure l shows a forli with the ferrule applied for securing the same to its handle.

Figure 2 shows an enlarged plan view ot the iferrule. f

Figure 8 shows an end view thereof.

Figure d shows e. fork secured to its handle by another type of ferrule ond,

Figure :TS shows en enlarged side view et this tvpe ol ferrule.

l'n the drawings the numeral l. designates :t handle. end the numeral 2 designates e three prono,` fork. This Yforli hns n tang #it which is driven rinto the adjacent end oi? the handle. The .terrule consists olf si single piece of sheet inet-el which is arcuate et its opposite ends sind which has a. central opening through which themiddle prong of the fork is passed. The opposite ends of the errule are then itted up around the adnligning with the errule when in po ations clamp the handle tightly f iugm es, ieee. serial ne. essere.

jacent endet the handle. The ends of the ii'errule have the tongues 6 find opposing slots 7. `When the ends of the lerrule are litted together around the `handle euch tongue G is passed through the ogposing slot 'i end then hent hnelrwurdly, is shown in Figures and 5 so :is to secure the terrule in place. Esch end oit the terr-rile hr internal cori-ligation 8, seid eorrue;

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rlhese corrnrij and prevent the ferrule trom slinping oil the handle and thus seeureljv7 hold the yimplement to the handle.

ln ease e four pro ged implement is used the centi-el opening `5 will not loe necessary fors reason which is obvious, es shown in Figure 1l.

Til/heft l claim is:- l

l.. l. ierrule formed olI e rectangular r strip oli' sheet metal whose ends are arcuate, eeeh end being ornied with i tongue en one side and slot on the other.

2. A ferrule `termed of a recto-.n juler strin of sheet metal whose ends are ereuete, erich end hein; formed with s. tonpue on one side and e. slot on the other, and l ming e Central opening.

3. il. .terrule formed of reetnnnulnr :trip ot sheet metl whose ends are arcuate, eneh end being i.. ned n th etongue on eine side and a slot on the other, end an internal norrugfition formed on each end ou? seid strip.

4l. A. ferrule formed of zr strip ot motel lient into substantially s. ll-shnped term and vmose ere nreuete to fit around sin implement handle, Ineens Yfor seeurirefr seid arcuate ends togfther :around seid handle and engaging meer en the eoneuved side of @eeh end f'or grippi. j seid hrnidle.

.ln testinionj,u whereof l herve signed niv name to this sneeiliention in the pi senci'e of two suhserihing,` witnesses.

HARRY C. REDli/IOND, Sn.

1iWitnesses:

E. V. HABDWAY, YV. ll. DUNLAY. v 

